put the wind up

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to make sb frightened

   The old bugger's come a long way, and I didn't want to put the wind up him.

In the movies · 1

• The old bugger's come a long way, and I didn't want to put the wind up him.Withnail & I1987

From the same entry

• break wind
• get wind of
• get the wind up
• in the wind
• like the wind
• take the wind out of sails
• a wind winds of change
• throw caution to the wind
• a following wind
• it's an ill wind
• sail close to the wind
• a straw in the wind